Travel Forum / Destinations / Latin America / July 2004

Hotels in Peru?        
Looking for recommendations...
Lima...
My time is limited so I was planning on trying

I am going to visit Bolivia in the end of 2004.
I want to go to Amazonia and need some advice where to go.
Most poeple go to Rurre and take 2-5 days trip to pampa and jungle.
I am afraid of crowded rain forest, so I need some tip for another place

Travelling from the Uk, is is best to bring US dollars, travellers cheques,
or use my Credit card to get the local Sol ?. How much a day in dollars
would I expect to pay for food etc ?
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As an alternative to the well known DEET-based insect repellents
(Relec and similars), Mosi-guard is shown itself as a "natural"
repellent, derived from the eucaliptus.
Has anybody tested it with the South American mosquitoes? Does it work

I'm thinking of a last minute trip to San Jose, Costa Rica leaving from
Montreal Jul 24 and returning the 28th.
Is it safe for me, a young female, to travel there alone?
Is 4 days enough to see the important things?

I am traveling to Argentina in August.  On the day I arrive I land at
EZE and I have to transfer to AEP to catch my flight to Mendoza.
What is the best way to do it?  Has anyone used 'Manuel Tienda Leon'?
Thanks,

I was in Belize recently and the highlight of the trip was undoubtedly
going tubing through long and wide caves at Cave Branch River near
Jaguar's Paw, a short drive out of Belize City, and it's an incredible
experience! Highly recommended!

In the middle of December, I want to travel by bus from Guadalajara to
Puerto Escondido as quickly and comfortably as possible.  I have heard there
are some 6 and 10-12 hrs bus rides involved but am not sure what they are.
I also understand there are varying routes ... you can go ...

is there a travel agency in the new york city area that books these
flights?  any help given will be appreciated
                 richard
i am discusted flying on continental

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I just read a thread in my other post that it may no longer be allowed
to climb Chichen Itza?  Does anyone know if this is true?  
I will be so dissappointed, since I was sick the day we went there 20
years ago on my honeymoon and could merely muster a wave & smile to my

if you live in USA, it's difficult to see the famous film of Michael Moore,
because it has been censored, but you can travel in France to see it, in many
cinemas it's in english & undertitled in french

I would like to ask those of you who have been to Bolivia and Peru
where to stay in Lima, Cuzco, Puno, Iquitos, Copacabana and La Paz.
Also, what attractions did you visit, and can you recommend any good
hikes in these countries? What are the costs? How did you get to the

Just wanted to drop a line to all my fellow travellers and say muchas
gracias for all the suggestions and information I requested before our
recent trip to Mexico City, Patzcuaro, Guanajuato and San Miguel de Allende.
Hubby and I returned from our 9 day trip around south-central ...

Hi group,
I will be in the southern Yucatan (Palenque) on part of my holiday and
would really like to get over to Tikal (Guatemala). I will be driving
around the yucatan and wondered what the trip may be like driving over